Dick Forename
6,817th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 153,978 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands
Dick Forename Definition:
A shortening of obsolete Diccon, an English transformation of Richard. For the numerous slang and colloquial senses of, and phrases built on, Dick and Richard, recourse should be had to a dictionary of slang.
Dick Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 64,923 | 1:5,584 | 759 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 26,837 | 1:630 | 134 |
| Uganda | 99% | 6,807 | 1:6,017 | 700 |
| Canada | 100% | 6,055 | 1:5,472 | 817 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5,242 | 1:1,881 | 299 |
| Nigeria | 95% | 4,523 | 1:39,258 | 3,145 |
| Philippines | 99% | 4,145 | 1:25,575 | 2,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 3,467 | 1:2,351 | 273 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3,198 | 1:17,052 | 2,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2,545 | 1:6,060 | 904 |
| Australia | - | 2,416 | 1:5,653 | 709 |
| England | 100% | 2,364 | 1:23,521 | 1,409 |
| Malawi | 98% | 2,052 | 1:8,339 | 993 |
| Zambia | - | 1,842 | 1:8,607 | 991 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,424 | 1:3,185 | 536 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1,260 | 1:36,752 | 2,842 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,255 | 1:25,332 | 1,830 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,011 | 1:26,693 | 1,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 874 | 1:35,255 | 4,434 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 498 | 1:1,167 | 228 |
| Ireland | 99% | 497 | 1:9,343 | 690 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 457 | 1:564,472 | 41,119 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 433 | 1:70,323 | 5,370 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Poland | 100% | 424 | 1:89,687 | 2,012 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 377 | 1:195,829 | 8,689 |
| Hong Kong | - | 365 | 1:21,240 | 2,158 |
| Congo | 77% | 350 | 1:14,312 | 1,657 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 342 | 1:88,310 | 4,192 |
| China | - | 335 | 1:4,077,778 | 53,287 |
| Belgium | 100% | 328 | 1:35,031 | 2,051 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 296 | 1:178,339 | 7,822 |
| Finland | 100% | 267 | 1:20,536 | 1,144 |
| Botswana | 100% | 248 | 1:8,808 | 1,311 |
| Ecuador | - | 235 | 1:75,434 | 2,149 |
| Colombia | 100% | 223 | 1:214,255 | 4,889 |
| Germany | 99% | 214 | 1:451,766 | 4,994 |
| Vanuatu | - | 212 | 1:1,235 | 346 |
| Brazil | 100% | 189 | 1:1,133,525 | 28,611 |
| India | 96% | 182 | 1:6,675,154 | 231,217 |
| Scotland | 99% | 166 | 1:32,231 | 1,248 |
| Portugal | - | 157 | 1:66,311 | 2,082 |
| Egypt | 100% | 152 | 1:604,611 | 14,932 |
| Norway | 100% | 141 | 1:36,399 | 1,695 |
| Suriname | 100% | 132 | 1:4,188 | 917 |
| Chile | 90% | 131 | 1:134,406 | 2,989 |
| Mexico | 100% | 128 | 1:969,878 | 7,986 |
| Thailand | 98% | 116 | 1:604,016 | 26,802 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 113 | 1:93,818 | 2,468 |
| Morocco | - | 109 | 1:315,125 | 6,796 |
| New Caledonia | - | 95 | 1:2,844 | 489 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 86 | 1:121,294 | 5,870 |
| Russia | 95% | 76 | 1:1,897,812 | 13,039 |
| France | 100% | 72 | 1:923,199 | 7,498 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 69 | 1:87,222 | 3,217 |
| Honduras | 100% | 62 | 1:142,217 | 3,926 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 62 | 1:132,476 | 3,695 |
| Singapore | 100% | 60 | 1:104,784 | 7,479 |
| Panama | 100% | 55 | 1:71,028 | 4,055 |
| Malta | - | 51 | 1:8,419 | 919 |
| Rwanda | - | 49 | 1:232,070 | 1,122 |
| Ivory Coast | 77% | 48 | 1:480,749 | 18,147 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 48 | 1:495,202 | 27,983 |
| Aruba | - | 46 | 1:2,256 | 469 |
| Spain | 100% | 46 | 1:1,011,521 | 8,745 |
| Jamaica | - | 41 | 1:70,323 | 3,476 |
| Wales | 100% | 41 | 1:75,471 | 2,139 |
| Estonia | 100% | 37 | 1:35,551 | 2,373 |
| Qatar | 100% | 36 | 1:65,822 | 8,074 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 32 | 1:1,601 | 230 |
| Guyana | 100% | 29 | 1:26,319 | 2,986 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 27 | 1:176,591 | 4,323 |
| Denmark | - | 26 | 1:217,288 | 4,686 |
| Liberia | 100% | 26 | 1:169,695 | 6,327 |
| Cambodia | 58% | 25 | 1:650,933 | 12,367 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| Argentina | 78% | 23 | 1:1,859,706 | 7,227 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 22 | 1:83,779 | 1,413 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 22 | 1:61,883 | 5,136 |
| Italy | 98% | 19 | 1:3,213,794 | 18,941 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 19 | 1:4,877 | 888 |
| Bhutan | 67% | 16 | 1:51,558 | 1,618 |
| Japan | - | 16 | 1:7,999,129 | 32,265 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| El Salvador | - | 15 | 1:422,786 | 4,141 |
| Senegal | 78% | 15 | 1:972,090 | 9,181 |
| American Samoa | - | 14 | 1:3,989 | 735 |
| Guam | - | 14 | 1:11,475 | 1,503 |
| Haiti | - | 14 | 1:766,211 | 13,336 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 13 | 1:263,664 | 4,255 |
| Grenada | 100% | 11 | 1:9,830 | 1,266 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Benin | 100% | 10 | 1:1,057,584 | 26,153 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 10 | 1:1,610,843 | 5,373 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,624,835 | 24,448 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Gabon | 100% | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 9 | 1:62,672 | 2,160 |
| Macau | - | 9 | 1:67,579 | 641 |
| Myanmar | - | 9 | 1:5,772,030 | 1,432 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Curaçao | - | 8 | 1:19,475 | 726 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,948 | 1,861 |
| Mauritius | - | 6 | 1:216,297 | 4,288 |
| Belize | 100% | 5 | 1:70,862 | 4,575 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Vietnam | - | 5 | 1:18,524,623 | 4,897 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Guinea | - | 4 | 1:2,964,662 | 5,204 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Mongolia | - | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| Albania | - | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Hungary | 100% | 3 | 1:3,263,924 | 4,413 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Czechia | 98% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 2 | 1:42,512 | 455 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Dick (120,166) may also be a surname.
Dick Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A shortening of obsolete Diccon, an English transformation of Richard. For the numerous slang and colloquial senses of, and phrases built on, Dick and Richard, recourse should be had to a dictionary of slang.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Dick Forename Popularity
Dick Demographics
Average Male Dick Height
176.72 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 1,588 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dieck | 89 | 487 | / |
| Dicke | 89 | 267 | / |
| Dhick | 89 | 28 | / |
| Deick | 89 | 14 | / |
| Daick | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dickh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Dickk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dijck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ddick | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dicck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Duick | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dickc | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doick | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dik | 86 | 8,997 | / |
| Dic | 86 | 497 | / |
| Dheick | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dhicks | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dieyck | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dhieck | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dijcke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dickth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dichke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deicke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dickss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dike | 75 | 10,172 | / |
| Deck | 75 | 6,173 | / |
| Daik | 75 | 327 | / |
| Diec | 75 | 320 | / |
| Diek | 75 | 248 | / |
| Dikh | 75 | 159 | / |
| Diok | 75 | 140 | / |
| Dyck | 75 | 106 | / |
| Deik | 75 | 95 | / |
| Ddik | 75 | 40 | / |
| Dhik | 75 | 34 | / |
| Duik | 75 | 33 | / |
| Doik | 75 | 27 | / |
| Dijk | 75 | 24 | / |
| Daic | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dikk | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dikë | 75 | 13 | / |
| Doic | 75 | 10 | / |
| Dikc | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dict | 75 | 9 | / |
| Didc | 75 | 5 | / |
| Deic | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dicc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Djck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ditk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Digk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dicp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dicx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dikq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dihk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dicg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dikz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tdic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Diwc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dicq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uandick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daikh | 67 | 1,004 | / |
| Deike | 67 | 480 | / |
| Dikke | 67 | 136 | / |
| Daike | 67 | 71 | / |
| Dhike | 67 | 31 | / |
| Deuck | 67 | 28 | / |
| Duyck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Deyck | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dycke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dheck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deeck | 67 | 10 | / |
| Decke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dheik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dicch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dhiok | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dayck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Duikh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dhoik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dikhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhaik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Duike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deack | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhiek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doike | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhikh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhaic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dieyk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deisk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daikz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deckk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diokh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Discs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doitc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhikk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Disct | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ditkë | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dheic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhiec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhdik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dichx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Didkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diskt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diokk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doiks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dai'k | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daicc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daicx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deict | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deckh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doyck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wduik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deïck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deiks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dycgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dycqk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dijkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhikz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dihkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diggk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dicwy | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dick